PKG_UTILS

1. Overview
2. Role Variables
   • OS Specific Variables
3. Example Playbook
4. Packages
5. Development
6. License
7. Author Information

Overview

Manage some packages from 'utils' section (Apt).

Role Variables

• pkg_utils_new_state : State of new pkg_utils packages [default : installed].
• pkg_utils_old_state : State of useless pkg_utils [default : absent].
• pkg_utils_old_manage : If this role should manage unwanted packages [default : true].

OS Specific Variables

Please see default value by Operating System file in vars directory.

• pkg_utils_new_list : The list of packages to install to provide pkg_utils.
• pkg_utils_old_list : The list of unwanted packages to remove.

Example Playbook

• Use defaults vars :

- hosts: serverXYZ
  roles:
    - role: ipr-cnrs.pkg_utils

• Don't remove any packages :

- hosts: serverXYZ
  roles:
    - role: ipr-cnrs.pkg_utils
      pkg_utils_old_manage: false

Packages

New Packages

• bdsmainutils : Collection of more utilities from FreeBSD.
• colordiff : Tool to colorize 'diff' output.
• cpio : GNU cpio; a program to manage archives of files.
• debian-goodies : Small toolbox-style utilities for Debian systems.
  • Show which installed packages occupy the most place :

dpigs

• htop : Interactive processes viewer.
• lsof : Utility to list open files (eg. useful to redirect stdout).
• lzip : Lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm.
• mlocate : Quickly find files on the filesystem based on their name.
• moreutils : Additionnal Unix utilities.
  • vidir : Edit directory content as a file with vim
• multitail : View multiple logfiles windowed on console :

sudo multitail /var/log/auth.log /var/log/syslog
sudo multitail -s 2 /var/log/auth.log /var/log/syslog /var/log/mail.log

• tmux : Terminal multiplexer.
• tree : Displays an indented directory tree,in color.
• unrar : Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version).
• unzip : De-archiver for .zip files.
• vim-nox : Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor - with scripting languages support.
• vim-doc : Vi IMproved - HTML documentation.
• vim-scripts : Plugins for vim, adding bells and whistles.
• zip : Archiver for .zip files.
• zsh : Shell with lots of features.

Unwanted Packages

• vim-tiny : Compact version of vim editor.

Development

This source code comes from our Gogs instance and the Github repo exist just to be able to send the role to Ansible Galaxy…

But feel free to send issue/PR here :)

Thanks to this hook, Github automatically got updates from our Gogs instance :)

License

WTFPL

Author Information

Jérémy Gardais

• Source : on IPR's Gogs
• IPR (Institut de Physique de Rennes)